\newdimen\bibindent
\setlength\bibindent{1.5em}
\newdimen\bibspacing
\setlength\bibspacing\z@
\renewenvironment{thebibliography}[1]{%
    \section*{\refname
      \@mkboth{\MakeUppercase\refname}{\MakeUppercase\refname}}%
    \list{\@biblabel{\@arabic\c@enumiv}}%
    {\settowidth\labelwidth{\@biblabel{#1}}%
        \leftmargin\labelwidth
        \advance\leftmargin\labelsep
        \itemsep\z@skip    % should this be commented out?
        \parsep\z@skip     % should this be commented out?
        \@openbib@code
        \usecounter{enumiv}%
        \let\p@enumiv\@empty
        \renewcommand\theenumiv{\@arabic\c@enumiv}}%
    \sloppy\clubpenalty4000\widowpenalty4000%
    \sfcode`\.\@m}
{\def\@noitemerr
    {\@latex@warning{Empty `thebibliography' environment}}%
    \endlist}
